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OTTAWA - Ottawa has given its blessing to the sale of properties
+ D& J3 C0 |7 T2 k' vowned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp. to a Chinese company.
" ~7 L0 Q @3 Q" l3 D! I+ m4 \ D/ ~ Federal Industry Minister Tony Clement says he has reviewed the- F$ s ~6 i! V; g+ ~2 w
deal between Athabasca and PetroChina International Investment Co.4 t( X; y& ?* \
Ltd. and finds its is likely to be of net benefit to Canada.
" n8 H% c5 L3 M5 `+ G/ c Clement says PetroChina and its parent, PetroChina Co. Ltd., have
% c, n1 l9 m" L0 R4 G, c5 a6 C0 smade a number of significant commitments should they be allowed to
/ m% G0 d. O( h, ^* Wacquire control of the MacKay and Dover oil sands projects.8 T2 n) E' K6 C" {) ?. `
Among other things, the Chinese concerns have agreed to capital( p) a9 h) W# z4 I' P
expenditures in excess of $250 million for developing the properties! E3 _; ~8 s9 G1 d
over the next three years.
% Z8 c: [& B2 j4 W e7 W They have also pledged to increase employment levels in Canada as/ E0 {) t* S* m
they develop the projects over the next three years and to maintain
, w$ w) k" R/ o% ~4 T9 b$ Xan Alberta head office for operating companies associated with the
. n% v) ]' p4 M; p& D1 Dprojects for the next five years.
2 ^0 o# a6 R: \ (The Canadian Press) |
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